...life. " We admit," he said, " as all must admit, that the powers of the Government are limited and are not to be transcended. But we think the sound...to the means, by which the powers it confers are to bo carried into execution, which will enable that body to perform the high duties assigned to it, in...

...the opinion. It was not as a disciple of the learning of the law that Chief Justice Mar_shall said: " We admit, as all must admit, that the powers of the...its limits are not to be transcended; but we think a sound construction of the Constitution must allow to the National Legislature that discretion with...

...those decisions and their steadily increasing influence in our national life. " We admit," he said, " as all must admit, that the powers of the Government are limited and are not to be transcended. But we think the sound construction of the Constitution must allow to the...

...held, following the decision in the leading case of McCulloch v. Maryland (4 Wheat., 316 (421) : " We admit, as all must admit, that the powers of the...it confers are to be carried into execution, which enable that body to perform the high duties assigned to it, in the manner most beneficial to the people....

...decision of Chief Justice Marshall has always been regarded as a masterpiece. Among other things he said : "We think the sound construction of the Constitution...execution, which will enable that body to perform the duties assigned to it in the manner most beneficial to the people. Let the end be legitimate, let it...

...2 Cranch, 396. In McCulloch v. Maryland, he more fully developed the same view, concluding thus: " We admit, as all must admit, that the powers of the...and that its limits are not to be transcended. But Ave think the sound construction of the Constitution must allow to the national legislature that discretion,...

...Constitution of the United States;" that a sound construction of the Constitution allows to Congress a large discretion, "with respect to the means by which the...it confers are to be carried into execution, which enable that body to perform the high duties assigned to It. In the manner most beneficial to the people;"...

...object." 2 Cranch, 896. In McCulloclt v. Md. , he more fully developed the same view, concluding thus: "We admit, as all must admit, that the powers of the...body to perform the high duties assigned to it, in tbe manner most beneficial to the people. Let the end be legitimate, let it be within the scope of...

...three quarters of a century ago, and which has been repeatedly affirmed by this court. That rule is: "The sound construction of the Constitution must allow to the national legislature the discretion with respect to the means by which the power it confers are to be carried into execution,...

...granted by the Constitution." " The sound construction of the Constitution," said Chief Justice Marshall. "must allow to the national legislature that discretion,...body to perform the high duties assigned to it in the manner.most beneficial to the people. Let the end be legitimate, let it be within the scope of the...